COLOGNE, Germany – Ford has received an overwhelmingly positive response from the more than 6,100 18 to 24-year-olds across Europe who have received hands-on driver training as part of the award-winning Ford Driving Skills for Life programme.

​DEAR​BORN –​ Ford Driving Skills for Life, the free, advanced driving skills program for novice drivers, is launching its second decade in 2014 with an expanded reach and mission as it continues to address dangerous trends and challenges faced by teens and other new drivers.​

​DEARBORN - Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL), the free, advanced driving skills program for novice drivers, is launching its second decade in 2014 with an expanded reach and mission as it continues to address dangerous trends and challenges faced by teens and other new drivers.

​DEARBORN - Due to the increased risk of fatality associated with teen drivers, in 2007 the federal government named the third week in October National Teen Driver Safety Week and began using this time each year to educate parents and teen drivers on how to improve safety on the road. While the Ford Driving Skills for Life program, established in 2003, uses hands on training to improve teen driving safety all year round, the group released the following list of safe driving tips to support the national week of awareness building.

COLOGNE, Germany – Ford Motor Company has been presented with a prestigious award in Italy in recognition of its contribution to education and social responsibility through Ford Driving Skills for Life, the company’s free training program for young drivers.

​DEARBORN – As summer begins, what can be the most fun season of the year for teens can also be the riskiest. A new survey conducted by Penn Schoen Berland and commissioned by Ford reveals new insights about teen driving habits and perceptions. The survey polled teen drivers and parents, and reveals some surprising results.

​CHENNAI, India —Braving the scorching heat of May, 500 cadets from the Indian Air Force station at Avadi turned up to participate in the Ford Driving Skills for Life training programme last week, resulting in one of the largest and most successful DSFL sessions this year.

​DEARBORN – Traffic fatalities are the leading cause of death for American teens. In recent weeks, a number of crashes involving teen drivers have led to more than a dozen teenagers tragically losing their lives. And a recent report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows that teen driver fatalities are on the rise among 16-17-year-old drivers.

​DEARBORN – For the 10th year new drivers around the world will get an opportunity to improve their skills through the Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program. Traffic fatalities are the leading killer of American teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with about 2,700 drivers ages 16-19 killed annually on American roads.

​CHENNAI, India — Despite India being a signatory to UN's 'Decade of Action' programme to reduce road deaths by 50% during this decade, road fatalities in India increased from 1.32 lakh in 2010 to 1.43 lakh in 2011, as per statistics from World Health Organization (WHO).

​VANCOUVER - While traveling south from Alaska, Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) made one Canadian stop in the Vancouver area, teaching newly licensed teens the necessary skills for safe driving beyond what they learn in standard driver education programs. This pilot program – aimed at combating the driver inexperience that leads to traffic crashes, which is the number one killer of teens - also includes web-based training and educational materials.

​DEARBORN – Ford Driving Skills for Life (Ford DSFL) continues its ongoing efforts to reduce teen traffic fatalities during National Teen Driver Safety Week with the introduction of an online video game patterned after its award-winning driving exercises – a key element of the Ford DSFL program and partnership with the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).

​DEARBORN – Ford Motor Company is bringing its teen driving safety campaign to the red carpet at Variety’s Power of Youth event. The annual event honoring young entertainers and their contributions to philanthropic organizations and causes is being held this Saturday, Sept. 15 at Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles.

​DEARBORN – As teens head back to school, Ford is traveling to new territory to reach new drivers with potentially life-saving skills through the Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program. The tour opens in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 6, with stops in Anchorage and Wasilla, Alaska; then travels to Vancouver, British Columbia; Coeur D’Alene, Idaho; and then to Helena, Missoula and Bozeman, Mont.

​JAKARTA, Indonesia — As 17 million people in greater Jakarta prepared their annual homecoming journey at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI) organised Driving Skills for Life (DSFL)-related programs to remind people to drive safely and fuel-efficiently during the festive season.

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